Illustration by Boris Zvorykin, 1800s / Untitled by Jo Brocklehurst, 1982 / Owls' Road House by Carmel Bechler, 2023 / Earth - JPL Travel Poster by Joby Harris, 2000
ekphrasis: what is it?
note: this post and challenge are drawing primarily on the poetic meaning, but there's lots of interesting stuff in the general wikipedia article on ekphrasis if you're interested!
from the poetry foundation's glossary:
“Description” in Greek. An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.
